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Neyite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Neyite, etc.

British Columbia Molybdenum Ltd. Mine, Patsy Creek, Kitsault, Alice Arm, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Neyite, etc.

British Columbia Molybdenum Ltd. Mine, Patsy Creek, Kitsault, Alice Arm, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Neyite, etc.

British Columbia Molybdenum Ltd. Mine, Patsy Creek, Kitsault, Alice Arm, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Neyite, etc.

British Columbia Molybdenum Ltd. Mine, Patsy Creek, Kitsault, Alice Arm, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Neyite, etc.

British Columbia Molybdenum Ltd. Mine, Patsy Creek, Kitsault, Alice Arm, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Neyite, etc.

British Columbia Molybdenum Ltd. Mine, Patsy Creek, Kitsault, Alice Arm, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Neyite, etc.

British Columbia Molybdenum Ltd. Mine, Patsy Creek, Kitsault, Alice Arm, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Neyite, etc.

British Columbia Molybdenum Ltd. Mine, Patsy Creek, Kitsault, Alice Arm, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

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About NeyiteHide

Formula:

Ag₂Cu₆Pb₂₅Bi₂₆S₆₈

Colour:

lead gray

Lustre:

Metallic

Hardness:

2½

Specific Gravity:

7.02

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Name:

Named in honour of Charles Stuart Ney (1918-1975), Canadian exploration geologist. He was District Manager for Kennco Explorations (Western) Ltd. and later Quintana Minerals Corp. and was in charge of early exploration of the Lime Creek molybdenite deposit.

Type Locality:

ⓘ British Columbia Molybdenum Ltd. Mine, Patsy Creek, Kitsault, Alice Arm, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Ag analogue of cuproneyite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

2888

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2888:8

GUID
(UUID V4):

01a0cd93-6e0e-40d9-9400-08706645047e

IMA Classification of NeyiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

First published:

1969

Type description reference:

Drummond, A.D., Trotter, J., Thompson, R.M. and Gower, J.A. (1969): Neyite, a new sulphosalt from Alice Arm, British Columbia. Canadian Mineralogist, 10, 90-96.

Classification of NeyiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

2.JB.25i

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
J : Sulfosalts of PbS archetype
B : Galena derivatives, with Pb

Dana 8th ed.:

3.5.1.1

3 : SULFOSALTS
5 : 2.5 < ø < 3

Hey's CIM Ref.:

5.7.42

5 : Sulphosalts - Sulpharsenites and Sulphobismuthites (those containing Sn, Ge,or V are in Section 6)
7 : Sulpharsenites etc. of Pb and other metals

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Ney	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Ney	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019)	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download

Physical Properties of NeyiteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

lead gray

Comment:

A characteristic yellow, and eventually Prussian blue tarnish is developed

Hardness:

2½ on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Very brittle

Fracture:

Conchoidal

Density:

7.02 g/cm³ (Measured) 7.037 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of NeyiteHide

Anisotropism:

moderate: light grey, yellow-green, light reddish-brown to grey-black.

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁	R₂
400nm	41.3%	44.5%
420nm	41.6%	44.8%
440nm	41.8%	45.0%
460nm	42.1%	45.2%
480nm	42.3%	45.3%
500nm	42.4%	45.0%
520nm	42.2%	45.1%
540nm	41.9%	44.8%
560nm	41.6%	44.5%
580nm	41.4%	44.4%
600nm	41.2%	44.5%
620nm	41.0%	44.6%
640nm	40.7%	44.6%
660nm	40.4%	44.5%
680nm	40.2%	44.3%
700nm	39.9%	44.1%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 45.3%.
R₁ shown in black, R₂ shown in red

Colour in reflected light:

galena-white

Chemistry of NeyiteHide

Mindat Formula:

Ag₂Cu₆Pb₂₅Bi₂₆S₆₈

Elements listed:

Ag, Bi, Cu, Pb, S - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of NeyiteHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2/m - Prismatic

Space Group:

B2/m

Setting:

C2/m

Cell Parameters:

a = 37.527(6) Å, b = 4.0705(6) Å, c = 43.701(7) Å
β = 108.801(2)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 9.219 : 1 : 10.736

Unit Cell V:

6,319.31 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0005753	Neyite	Makovicky E, Balic-Zunic T, Topa D (2001) The crystal structure of neyite, Ag2Cu6Pb25Bi26S68 The Canadian Mineralogist 39 1365-1376		2001		0	293

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 The crystal structure of neyite, Ag2Cu6Pb25Bi26S68
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Bi21   0.06808   0.00000   0.19264   1.00000   0.03264
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Pb23   0.10255   0.00000   0.38733   1.00000   0.03113
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S29 0.02768 0.02508 0.02912 0.00000 0.01145 0.00000
S30 0.02958 0.02170 0.02377 0.00000 0.00963 0.00000
S31 0.02516 0.02205 0.02852 0.00000 0.00964 0.00000
S32 0.02695 0.02212 0.02742 0.00000 0.00945 0.00000
S33 0.02472 0.03417 0.03490 0.00000 0.01179 0.00000
S34 0.03210 0.02711 0.03117 0.00000 0.01607 0.00000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.72 Å	(100)
3.51 Å	(100)
2.92 Å	(100)
2.04 Å	(60)
2.27 Å	(50)
2.08 Å	(40)
1.461 Å	(40)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])

Type Occurrence of NeyiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ British Columbia Molybdenum Ltd. Mine, Patsy Creek, Kitsault, Alice Arm, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

General Appearance of Type Material:

Intimately intergrown with quartz

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Canadian Geological Survey, Ottawa, Canada, 68067.
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, 142527.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Sphalerite	Pyrite	Molybdenite	Galena
Cosalite	Chalcopyrite	Aikinite

Reference:

Drummond, A.D., Trotter, J., Thompson, R.M. and Gower, J.A. (1969): Neyite, a new sulphosalt from Alice Arm, British Columbia. Canadian Mineralogist, 10, 90-96.

Download:

https://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/CM10_90.pdf

Synonyms of NeyiteHide

IMA1968-017

Other Language Names for NeyiteHide

German:Neyit

Russian:Нейит

Simplified Chinese:针硫铋铜铅矿

Spanish:Neyita

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

6 photos of Neyite associated with Quartz	SiO₂
4 photos of Neyite associated with Feldspar Group
2 photos of Neyite associated with UM1988-05-S:AgBiCuHgPb	(Hg,Ag,Cu,Pb)₅Pb₅Bi₁₁S₂₇
2 photos of Neyite associated with Aikinite	PbCuBiS₃
2 photos of Neyite associated with Pyrite	FeS₂

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2.JB.	Oscarkempffite	Ag₁₀Pb₄(Sb₁₇Bi₉)S₄₈	Orth. mm2
2.JB.	Chukotkaite	AgPb₇Sb₅S₁₅	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.	Arsenquatrandorite	Ag_17.6Pb_12.8Sb_38.1As_11.5S₉₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.	Clino-oscarkempffite	Ag₁₅Pb₆Sb₂₁Bi₁₈S₇₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.	Andreadiniite	CuHgAg₇Pb₇Sb₂₄S₄₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.	Ginelfite	Ag₂(Ag_0.5Fe)TlPb_23.5(Sb,As)_33.5S₇₆	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.	Lazerckerite	Ag_3.75Pb_4.50(Sb_7.75Bi₄)S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.	Lasmanisite	Ag₁₂Pb₁₃Mn₁₁Sb₄₄S₉₆	Orth. 2 2 2 : P2₁ 2₁ 2₁
2.JB.	Montpelvouxite	AgPb₁₆Sb₂₇As₁₈S₈₄	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.	Selenojunoite	Cu₂Pb₃Bi₈Se₁₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.05	Diaphorite	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.10	Cosalite	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.JB.15	Freieslebenite	AgPbSbS₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.15	Marrite	AgPbAsS₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.20	Cannizzarite	Pb₄₈Bi₅₆S₁₃₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.20	Wittite	Pb₉Bi₁₂(S,Se)₂₇	Mon.
2.JB.25a	Junoite	Cu₂Pb₃Bi₈(S,Se)₁₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.25c	Nordströmite	CuPb₃Bi₇(Se₄S₁₀)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.25g	Nuffieldite	Cu_1.4Pb_2.4Bi_2.4Sb_0.2S₇	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.JB.25d	Proudite	CuPb_7.5Bi_9.33(S,Se)₂₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.25h	Weibullite	Pb₅Bi₈Se₇S₁₁	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.JB.25b	Felbertalite	Cu₂Pb₆Bi₈S₁₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.25j	Rouxelite	Cu₂HgPb₂₃Sb₂₇S_65.5	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.25f	Ángelaite	Cu₂AgPbBiS₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.JB.25i	Cuproneyite	Cu₇Pb₂₇Bi₂₅S₆₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.30a	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.30a	Jordanite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.30b	Kirkiite	Pb₁₀Bi₃As₃S₁₉	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.JB.30c	Tsugaruite	Pb₂₈As₁₅S₅₀Cl	Orth. mm2 : Pnn2
2.JB.30a	Marcobaldiite	Pb₁₂(Sb₃As₂Bi)_Σ6S₂₁	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.30a	Arsenmarcobaldiite	Pb₁₂(As_3.2Sb_2.8)_Σ6S₂₁	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.35c	Pillaite	Pb₉Sb₁₀S₂₃ClO_0.5	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.35a	Zinkenite	Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂	Hex. 6 : P6₃
2.JB.35b	Scainiite	Pb₁₄Sb₃₀S₅₄O₅	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.35d	Pellouxite	(Cu,Ag)Pb₁₀Sb₁₂S₂₇O(Cl,S)_0.6	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.35f	Tubulite	Ag₂Pb₂₂Sb₂₀S₅₃	Mon. m : Pb
2.JB.35e	Chovanite	Pb_15-2xSb_14+2xS₃₆O_x (x ~ 0.2)	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.40b	Aschamalmite	Pb_6-3xBi_2+xS₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.40a	Bursaite	Pb₅Bi₄S₁₁ (?)	Orth.
2.JB.40b	Eskimoite	Ag₇Pb₁₀Bi₁₅S₃₆	Mon.
2.JB.40a	Fizélyite	Ag₅Pb₁₄Sb₂₁S₄₈	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.40a	Gustavite	AgPbBi₃S₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.JB.40a	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.JB.40c	Ourayite	Ag₃Pb₄Bi₅S₁₃	Orth.
2.JB.40a	Ramdohrite	Pb_5.9Fe_0.1Mn_0.1In_0.1Cd_0.2Ag_2.8Sb_10.8S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.40a	Roshchinite	Ag₁₉Pb₁₀Sb₅₁S₉₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.JB.40d	Schirmerite	PbAgBi₃S₆ - Pb₃Ag_1.5Bi_3.5S₉	Orth.
2.JB.40a	Treasurite	Ag₇Pb₆Bi₁₅S₃₂	Mon.
2.JB.40a	Uchucchacuaite	AgMnPb₃Sb₅S₁₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmm
2.JB.40e	Ustarasite	Pb(Bi,Sb)₆S₁₀ (?)
2.JB.40a	Vikingite	Ag₅Pb₈Bi₁₃S₃₀	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.40a	Xilingolite	Pb₃Bi₂S₆	Mon.
2.JB.40b	Heyrovskýite	Pb₆Bi₂S₉	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cccm
2.JB.40	UM1988-05-S:AgBiCuHgPb	(Hg,Ag,Cu,Pb)₅Pb₅Bi₁₁S₂₇
2.JB.40	UM1988-06-S:AgBiCuHgPb	(Pb,Hg)₁₂(Cu,Ag)₃(Bi,Sb)₁₀(S,Te)₂₇
2.JB.40a	Quatrandorite	AgPbSb₃S₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.40a	Menchettiite	AgPb_2.40Mn_1.60Sb₃As₂S₁₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.40a	Terrywallaceite	AgPb(Sb,Bi)₃S₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.JB.40a	Jasrouxite	Ag₁₆Pb₄(Sb₂₄As₁₆)S₇₂	Tric. 1 : P1
2.JB.40a	Erzwiesite	Ag₈Pb₁₂Bi₁₆S₄₀	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm
2.JB.40a	Staročeskéite	Ag_0.70Pb_1.60(Bi_1.35Sb_1.35)_Σ2.70S₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm
2.JB.40a	Oyonite	Ag₃Mn₂Pb₄Sb₇As₄S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.40a	Holubite	Ag₃Pb₆(Sb₈Bi₃)S₂₄	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.40b	Baiamareite	Ag4Pb12Fe4Sb20S48	Mon. 2/m
2.JB.55	Gratonite	Pb₉As₄S₁₅	Trig. 3m : R3m
2.JB.60	Marrucciite	Hg₃Pb₁₆Sb₁₈S₄₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.JB.65	Vurroite	Pb₂₀Sn₂(Bi,As)₂₂S₅₄Cl₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.JB.65	Tazieffite	Pb₂₀Cd₂(As,Bi)₂₂S₅₀Cl₁₀	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.JB.70	Daliranite	PbHgAs₂S₅	Mon.

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HNO3 tarnishes black witi slight effervescence;HCl-develops a slight brown tarnish; KCN, FeCl, KOH-are all negative; HgCl2-develops a slight tarnish; and aqua regia-effervesces and stains dark

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Drummond, A.D., Trotter, J., Thompson, R.M. and Gower, J.A. (1969): Neyite, a new sulphosalt from Alice Arm, British Columbia. The Canadian Mineralogist: 10: 90-96.

Drummond, A.D., Trotter, J., Thompson, R.M. and Gower, J.A. (1969): Neyite, a new sulphosalt from Alice Arm, British Columbia. Canadian Mineralogist, 10, 90-96.

Makovicky, Emil, Balić-Žunić, Tonči, Topa, Dan (2001) The crystal structure of neyite, Ag₂Cu₆Pb₂₅Bi₂₆S₆₈. The Canadian Mineralogist, 39 (5) 1365-1376 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.39.5.1365

Ciobanu, C.L., Cook, N.J., Maunders, C., Wade, B.P., Ehrig, K. (2016): Focused Ion Beam and Advanced Electron Microscopy for Minerals: Insights and Outlook from Bismuth Sulphosalts. Minerals: 6(4): 112. [aikinite nanoparticles in neyite]

(2023) Neyite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Canada (TL)
British Columbia Skeena Mining Division Alice Arm Kitsault Patsy Creek ⓘ British Columbia Molybdenum Ltd. Mine (TL)	Can. Mineral. 10 (1969) +2 other references

China
Jiangxi Jiujiang Ruichang Co. ⓘ Yangjishan Mine	Qiuming Chen (1990)

Japan
Yamagata Prefecture Mogami District Mogami ⓘ Ohori mine (Ou'hori mine; Obori mine)	Yokoro et al. (2010)

Portugal
Vila Real Sabrosa ⓘ Vale das Gatas Mines (São Lourenço de Riba Pinhão and Souto Maior)	Gaspar +2 other references

Romania
Bihor County Nucet ⓘ Băiţa mining district	Cristiana L. Ciobanu et al. (2016)

USA
Arizona Cochise County ⓘ ~~Benson~~	www.excaliburmineral.com
Maricopa County ⓘ Cortez prospect	Anthony et al. (1995)
California Inyo County Darwin Hills Darwin Mining District Darwin ⓘ Silver Reef Mine (Mickey Sommers group; Mickey Sommers claims; Silver Reef Nos. 1-3 claims)	Dan Evanich field collected. EDS ...
Colorado Ouray County ⓘ Idarado Mine	Eckel et al. (1997)
San Juan County Poughkeepsie Gulch ⓘ Alaska Mine	Eckel et al. (1997)
Nevada Lander County Lewis Mining District ⓘ Whiskey Canyon prospect	Castor et al. (2004)
Nye County Toquima Range Round Mountain Mining District ⓘ Outlaw Mine	www.mindat.org (n.d.) +1 other reference
Washoe County Pyramid Mining District Bluebird vein system ⓘ Blue Bird mine	Castor et al. (2004)

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